Feng Shui For Your Aquarium

Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese practice of achieving harmony with specific placement of certain objects in your house or office. How does this pertain to you and especially your fish tank? A person according to Feng Shui has an energy source called Qi. Qi is the person's "energy" and can be affected postively or negatively by their surroundings. Luck, health and prosperity are usually the main focus for Feng Shui.

Having a fish tank or aquarium can help increase positive Feng Shui in your life. It is said that it can help increase wealth and luck by having one in your house or office. The main belief is to have 8 goldfish (as gold symbolizes wealth/luck) and 1 black fish (to absorb any bad luck). Most common fish tanks practicing this belief uses goldfish. I have a goldfish tank in my office. Keeping a tank of 9 fishes in your office/home sounds simple but requires much more.

In order for a good flow, you need to keep your tank cleaned and to make sure your aquarium is healthy. Unclean tanks and sick fish can cause "bad chi" to emit from it and instead of giving you good chi, it'll do more harm than good. There's alot more feng shui belief about this so if you find it interesting, let me know what else you find out.

Now I know most of you don't have goldfish tank but you can take the same principles and apply it to your own fish tanks.

1. Keep your fish tank clean
2. Make sure your fishes are healthy and are in an environment suitable for them.
3. Appreciate what you have set up and take the time to enjoy your fish tanks.

To me personally, it's just more enjoyable watching a clean tank than a dirty tank. So after writing this, I will be cleaning my goldfish tank at the office today.

1.) According to Vaastu/Feng Sui are we supposed to keep 9 Gold Fish and 1 Black Fish or 8 Gold Fish and 1 Black Fish?

2.) 3 days back I bought an Aquarium and 2 Gold Fishes died yesterday itself.Water is of good quality and I gave teh same food which the pet shop provided me.Light over the tank was OFF when they died.Till the time it was ON they survived for 2 days as the LIGHT was on continously.May I please know whats the reason that they died and what are the factors which really matter these fishes and how can I keep them alive?Does the LIGHT have any impact over the fishes?
3.) How to breed the Gold Fishes? I want to increase them in number.How may I do that?

I am so confused about where to put my 55 gallon tank in my home!!!! Right now it is in my front room and in the NW Sector well The bagua says thats where it should be. now I reading that you should never ever put water in that sector becase it’s bad for spirit somthing or another IDK.

Does anyone know where i should put this to increase my wealth and prosperity area

I have a nice fish aquerium with clean water and continue air supply and givening food as per pet shop keeper instruction. I put 8 gold fish and one black fish.
Some how the black fish was die suddenly as per few minuts ago it’s live and play regularly.
PLEASE GIVE ANSWER BELOWE SOME QUESTION. BEACAUSE MY CHILD WAS CRYING WHEN BLACK FISH WAS DIE.
What can I do when any fish die ?
What is the effect if black fish die and gold fish die ?
After it’s deth what should we do of it’s body ?
Regard’s
Nilesh Trivedi.

HI Nilesh,
I really like the way you care for your fishes. I am sure my suggestion is very late for you now, but dont worry it will help you in future.

Firstly treat the dead fish with respect. dont put your hand or spoons or any other objects to pick them,use the fish net , remove them and take nice clean newspaper wrap it up, put in clean plastic cover and then dispose it.

The fishes may die for various reasons : unhealty water is main reason, meaning..the water might look clean..but the ammonia will be increasing high,,,this is also by excess food given to them.so dont over feed them…that may cause their death.

I have heard that sharks are not to be kept in the aqaurium in the house as per feng shui, is it true that they bring bad luck. I have a 100 litre tank facing my main door & i have a variety of fish a few of them being subankin gold (5nos), gold (1nos), Black moor gold (2nos), loche (3 nos), Rainbow shark (red tailed) (2 nos), Silver shark (2 nos), koi carp (2 nos) & a sucker fish (shark again). If raising sharks is a concern then i might actually trade my fishes with a friend who has a bigger tank & similiar species of fish & would probably get a whole new species of cichlids. Please advise.

I have 9 gold fishes in the aquarium. 8 gold and 1 black. I bought these fishes 9 months ago. There was no problem with these fishes uptill now. The fish tank is also serviced once in a month. But yesterday my three fishes died – two gold and 1 black. What could be reason for this. What does this indicate. Does this bring any kind of bad luck.

we bought 8 gold fish and one black moore and placed them in north west corner of home, since I heard that it dies with negative energy, I ensured that no outsiders be invited over, however a month later we had surprise visitors who saw the tank and one died instantly, eversince all are going one by one, they were very dear to me and I named them beautifully, now I am left with 3 and the blackmoore too has gone, hope their soal rests in peace, We change water and clean tank monthly, give tonic and stress meds whenever required, treat the water with med provided by the shop and feed them and check temp timely, where are we going wrong and what is the significance! pl help, anyone…

i am very much confused . my vastu consultant said 8 gold fish and 1 bleck fish as it makes a total of a odd figure. but on many sites i read 9 gold fish and 1 black fish. it makes a even number of 10. what should i do, really confused

i just only rented the room, i’m planning to have an aquarium inside, it is possible to put an aquarium since i used my room not only as a bedroom, everything was there like table and chair, entertainment and mini cafeteria… also the 8 red fish and 1 red having black spotted only is good enough for feng shui aquarium? thanks

Have just installed a 160 ltr aquarium at home. Just a day after i had put the fish inside one of the black fish has died. The water quality is good and the aquarium has a good filter as well. What can be the reason for this. Any help/ suggestions.

Dear Sir,
Please make a Note 2 every one that how many gold fishes are to be kept and rest and please make a note that which is the best direction the aqurium should be kept
thanks
with warm regards
ajay javalkar

i have 10 nos of gold fish in my tank that comprises as 3 yellow gold fish ,2 mixed red and white gold fish,and 5orange gold fish and recently i have purchased one black moor alltogether i have 11 now is it a ok as to keep according pl suggest

This is the best advice.
Firstly you have to buy a really big fish tank.
Then add 8 gold fish, 1 black fish, 2 transparent fish, 3 fluorescent fish which are visible in the dark(glow in the dark). Also add 2 invisible fish. You can buy them on the website, but they are expensive because they are invisible.
Then climb into the fish tank, and close the cover of the tank. Now you became the 17th fish.

Feng-shui is not fake. Understand the significance of anything before blindly believing stuff. Why will somebody give you free information, if they know you will pay for it?

i just bought a pair of goldfishes but i am confused about its placements…Some sites mention that you should place it at the left side of the entrance of your house while some say southern
Some also say that you shouldnt keep it in your bedroom, kitchen….but in flats where only these rooms exist where can i keep it apart form these two places? please suggest me something

we have installed 150 ltr acquarium in my office. I am told 9 gold and 1 black fish is good as per fengshui. But i m afraid it will show my acquarium not filled enough so advise me how many more fish should i put? any multiple of 9 gold and 1 black or any other fish? pls advise

Fish & aquariums should not be kept in the kitchen, bedroom or bathroom — it is believed that if they live there, will attract material loss. You should place it in your prosperity side of you house use a bagua or the east part or you house

please advise where to keep fish tank in living room(East, North or SouthWest) and i dont have place to keep the fish tank in North East direction, and every day atleast one fish is dyeing. pls pls advise as soon as possible.

to increase wealth one can keep SILVER ARWANA alone in a tank.others can keep DENISONII (MISS KERALA ) a rare quality aquarium fish..works highly in increasing wealth..it really works. Always keep your aquarium in the north side of dining room. never keep in living room..change 1/3 water every week. fish will never die..

Ruchit – 2012-05-31
Hi guys i am starting a new setup , I have been to the local fish store I am setting up a nice 4l 2b by 3h . I am planning to put a tank divider diividing it into 1/3 and 2/3 .. All fish will be juvinilles . The 2/3 will house 9 gold fish ( orandas, redcaps, blackmore) and a silver juvinile arrowana while the 1/3 I plan to keep a flower horn . The divider will be black and with plants hence the flower horn can’t see the other fish . Will the arrowana get along with the gold fish . The bio filters will be state of the art and I plan to buy a 200 g tank after a yr n half for when the arrowana and flower horn get real big .

my main door/ entry door is in the north direction. i want to keep my fish tank near the door,so that i can see it while going out.Should i place it on the left side of the door or the right side of the door? pls give me the advice accoding to fengshui/vaastu shastra.

I was told by feng shui consultant and have accordingly, one small aquarium of about 1′ x 1′ x 1.5′ size with one black moore. Now adays I have started feeling guilty for keeping lone fish. the feng shui consultant insists on having one black fish only.
is there any alternative? can I keep just small running water kind of gadget instead? will it serve the purpose? thanks

I have just bought 20 gallon fish tank with 8 red fish and 1 black and kept it in south east direction, but I read Since tai Sui is in SE direction in 2012. It is not favorable to keep it there …where should I place my tank…..

when i purchased aquarium tank, i bougt all the pair fishes viz., 2 black moles, 6 gold fish and 1 small fish. But acc to feng shui, u said 8 gold and 1 black mole. Is it fine. or should i change it to 8 gold and 1 black mole. And if i want to change, can i give 1 black mole and small fish to aquarium sellers?

i bought an aquarium 5 days back nd i hv kept it in my bedroom where i sleep ….i dnt knw but m feeling a lil suffocating though i keep the window also open ……is it because of the fishes? shouldnt i keep the aquarium in bedroom? if so whats the harm?

i have brought 8 gold and 1 black fishes and kept at drawing room in southwest corner, and with in a day 3 fishes have died, pls suggest can replace with other fishes. and the direction which i kept is OK. pls suggest

I have slight confusion about somethings though. I have been given a small tank that currently just has water snails in it. It has no plants and is full of ‘algae’ as apparently this is what the snails like.

I wondered if that is bad feng shui to keep snails in an algae tank? Or not because that is how they like to be, so its natural for them rather than keeping it very clean?

Are tanks better in an office or living room? I read somewhere that if you have mirrors in your office it is best to avoid a tank. I have floor length mirrored wall that I cannot change.

I hv got 8 gold fishes and 1 black gold fish. I hv placed them in east near temple in north east . The fish tank is facing the main entrance just 3 days and the fishbare not looking healthy.. plse reply asap thanks

hi…
i had bought a fish bowl with 4 gold fishes in it .The fishes are very attractive and are responding well but today when i came from office my one fishes was dead n later the other three fishes have eaten it . i don’t know whether it is a good sign or not . Plz do reply regarding this as I do care for them but still one died

Dear sir / mam
I have a vasthu aroona fish for more than 3 years
we have sifted home for some reason but my aroona fish has been jump from tank while there is no one in home. Whyle my came she found that. Then she finnaly put back in a tank @ that time it seams like dead condition. Then latter it seams ok. I reach home I found bad about fish That there is no moves attall so we called our aquarium person and he found it will not cross a night .

The matter is @ the time my fish came out from tank is sink excate time I have a problem in my office with my boss

Hello everyone , good to know various conversations and Views and situation , i am also new to fish tank world with various inputs from pets shops , what i came to know after all readings and research, if you want to activate feng shui chei energy , 1) minimum 9 fish required ( 8 Gold and 1 Black ) or keep odd number fish with 1 black and rest in same colour like red or gold . 2) technically just number of fish is not important but to have that number of fish survive and breath with proper clean environment you need sufficient size of tank and all equipments ( e.g air pump, water filter , water heater incase you are in cold place, regular maintenance of water ( remove 30% of water every week or 10 days depends on how much waste your fish generates and amonia in water , check regular PH level of water , provide proper food and light . also there is ratio for tank capacity 1 gallon per inch of fish size for gold fish bit more as they produce lots of food waste and amonia .

3) based on vastu / feng shui north, north east and east is best sides of house .

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